Adultery: Taira no Kiyomori, Hokkei, between 1830 and 1835

The warrior taira no kiyomori (1118-81) sits on cushions, his arms on a support, a sword on a stand behind him. Kiyomori came from an unremarkable background but managed to gain great power by putting his 3-year-old grandson on the throne as emperor. With two poems. Label line: mentioned on object totoya hokkei (1790 - 1850), 1830 - 1835, color woodcut; line block in black with color blocks; metallic pigments collection: prints; japan (collection). Object Type: print. Date: between 1830 and 1835. Place of creation: Japan. Dimensions: blad Height: 210 mm (8.26 in) blad Width: 179 mm (7.04 in). Medium: paper. Overspel- Taira no Kiyomori-Rijksmuseum RP-P-1958-585

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Author: Totoya Hokkei; Totoya Hokkei died 1850; Benkôen Tsuneko; Benbenkan born ca. died 1844Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/

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